3 letters

@wolfgang59 said
brooch


xim

Maximalism


nsp

(Darn, easier than I first thought). Wonder if anyone will go for the 'new' word?

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Maximalism


nsp

(Darn, easier than I first thought). Wonder if anyone will go for the 'new' word?

mansplain

ksm

@wolfgang59 said
mansplain

ksm

(Excellent! My wife said we could also have manspread).

@ghost-of-a-duke said
(Excellent! My wife said we could also have manspread).

In reference to this thread .... or as a general complaint?

@wolfgang59 said
mansplain

ksm

Blacksmith.

RVU

@orangutan said
In reference to this thread .... or as a general complaint?

lol

Both, I guess.

@orangutan said
Blacksmith.

RVU

We might need a clue.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
We might need a clue.

Yeah, this is a pretty obscure one ...
It can be found on a butterfly. Specifically in the wing.
(I could be wrong - I'm no entomologist - but can also be found in the wings of other insects).

@orangutan said
Blacksmith.

RVU

In desperation I took a punt on

nervule

and Merriam-Webster says its OK! (a small nerve)

cti

@wolfgang59 said
In desperation I took a punt on

nervule

and Merriam-Webster says its OK! (a small nerve)

cti

activate

BUP

@wolfe63 said
activate

BUP

ibuprofen

osy

@wolfgang59 said
ibuprofen

osy

Nailed it!

@wolfgang59 said
ibuprofen

osy

Cosy.

omg

@wolfgang59 said
In desperation I took a punt on

nervule

and Merriam-Webster says its OK! (a small nerve)

Well found.

I had no idea my choice was so obscure when I posted it.

@orangutan said
Well found.

I had no idea my choice was so obscure when I posted it.

What was the word you had in mind?